ラジオ英会話 Lesson 237 説得する④：新しいものの見方
KEY SENTENCE
We always do that. We have to start thinking outside the box.
Today’s dialog
同僚のミサキとマナブは、売れ残った冬用のダウンジャケットをどうすべきか話し合っています。
Misaki: I read the latest sales report. We didn’t sell enough of our winter down jackets.
Manabu: I guess we have to send them to the warehouse.
Misaki: No, we can’t put them there. New items are coming in for spring.
Manabu: Well, we could have a sale and sell them at reduced prices.
Misaki: We always do that. We have to start thinking outside the box.
Manabu: Well, maybe we can make them into something else.
Misaki: Such as?
英訳練習
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I read the latest sales report. We didn’t sell enough of our winter down jackets.
I guess we have to send them to the warehouse.
No, we can’t put them there. New items are coming in for spring.
Well, we could have a sale and sell them at reduced prices.
We always do that. We have to start thinking outside the box.
Well, maybe we can make them into something else.
Such as?
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
①控えめな過去の助動詞
We could have a sale and sell them at reduced prices.
②頻度副詞の位置
We always do that.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
We always do that.
We have to start thinking outside the box.
Think about it like this.
Try to see it from another point of view.
Let’s look at it this way.
You need to view this from a different angle.
I hope my talk will help you see things in a different light.
You have to look at this issue with fresh eyes.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
新しいものの見方が必要なことを相手に伝えてください。
We need a more creative solution, so let’s start thinking outside the box.
We have to look at the problem with fresh eyes if we want to find a solution.
Have you ever thought about it this way?
WORDS & PHRASES
warehouse 倉庫
item 商品
reduced 引き下げられて、割引された
thinking outside the box まったく違うとらえ方をする・規制観念にとらわれず考える
find a solution 解決策を見つける
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